{"id":4689,"date":"2021-09-21T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1362654"},"modified":"2021-09-21T13:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:55:25","slug":"daniel-craig-addresses-whether-new-james-bond-should-be-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/daniel-craig-addresses-whether-new-james-bond-should-be-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Craig addresses whether new James Bond should be a woman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Male or female, a big change is coming for 007. <\/p>

By Joe Julians\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Believe it or not, and we probably won\u2019t believe it until we are sitting in the cinema watching it, Bond movie\u00a0No Time to Die<\/a>\u00a0is finally being released later this month \u2013 and this is a big one, as it also marks the final farewell for Daniel Craig in the role after five movies playing the suave spy.<\/p>\n

And of course, the chatter about who will be next to take on the iconic 007 role has begun, before we have even seen Craig\u2019s swan song. Speculation has been rife over who will take over from as far back as the release of Spectre \u2013 possibly even earlier.<\/p>\n

But while we do not know who the producers are eyeing up next, there are people out there who want to see a woman in the role. And, while a woman would easily be able to deliver the type of performance required for Bond, it remains a hot topic with others adamant that the character should stay male. Craig himself has an opinion on the matter, too.<\/p>

The actor spoke to Radio Times<\/strong>\u00a0print magazine, weighing in with his own thoughts on a female 007 following in his footsteps and getting behind the wheel of the Aston Martin. And while Craig does not think this particular role should be given to a woman, he does think that women and people of colour should be offered roles of this calibre.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer to that is very simple,\u201d he said. \u201cThere should simply be better parts for women and actors of colour. Why should a woman play James Bond when there should be a part just as good as James Bond, but for a woman?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Though Bond is very much a man for now, the No Time to Die did bring more women on board, both in front of and behind the camera. Lashana Lynch joined the cast as an agent heavily rumoured to be taking on the 007 codename, and Fleabag<\/a>\u2018s Phoebe Waller-Bridge came aboard to lend a hand to the scripting process, with Craig revealing she was the perfect fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s got devilish humour. Her influence permeates a lot of this film. She walked that fantastic line of keeping it as a thriller and being very funny. But Phoebe didn\u2019t come in to change Bond. She came in to spice it up for sure, but she\u2019s a Bond fan \u2013 she wasn\u2019t about to take him in a different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full interview with Daniel Craig in this week\u2019s Radio Times<\/a> \u2013 out now. No Time to Die will be released in the UK on 30th September 2021. <\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Movies<\/a> hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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